The National Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) have reported that over the last 22+ months they have lost 80+ (49%) of their monthly donors! Their general grants are currently suspended until Oct/Nov 2022.
Author: Alison Leslie
Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s family criticise police failures after inquest
The family of Gaia Pope-Sutherland have criticised the police after an inquest found she had died from hypothermia hours after running away from her home while suffering a mental health crisis.
Patrick Lyoya was turning around his life before police officer killed him
Patrick was the first-born son. In his family, the role seemed to weigh on him. He reflected upon it in a 2020 saying that “I’m the first son and I usually (mess) it up but this year I’m trying pop.”
No births behind bars: The scandal of imprisoning pregnant women
Following the deaths of newborn babies in prisons, a new campaigning organisation protested outside Parliament against the incarceration of pregnant women, reports Feyzi Ismail.
West Midlands firearms officer facing criminal inquiry over fatal shooting
A police firearms officer is being investigated for potential homicide offences over the shooting of a 31-year-old man in Coventry in 2019. The officer and victims family have been advised of this development.
The families of people killed by police taking matters in their own hands
This week marks a grim anniversary: one year since the murder of Sarah Everard. The killing by a serving policeman, PC Wayne Couzens, shook the country.‘ Almost none of us have got justice’, said Marcia Rigg.
Record levels of self-harm found at Derbyshire women’s prison
Inmates held in a women’s prison are making 1,000 calls a month to Samaritans amid record levels of self-harm, increased violence and low safety levels usually only seen in men’s facilities, a damning report has found.
Women prisoners making 1,000 calls a month to Samaritans, says report
Women were making around 1,000 calls each month to the Samaritans, according to prison inspectors. A report by the Inspectorate of Prisons has found self-harm was the highest at HMP Foston Hall.
